VineetaKumarMD

Professor of Medicine with Tenure, University of Alabama Heersink School of Medicine Robert C. Bourge and Cutessa D. Bourge Endowed Professor in Transplant Nephrology

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Office
1717 6th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone+1 800-822-8816

Education & Training

University of WashingtonFellowship, Nephrology, 2004 - 2006
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
M.P. Shah Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

AL State Medical License 2006 - 2024
TX State Medical License 2001 - 2010
WA State Medical License 2004 - 2009
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

2023 National Medal of Excellence American Association Kidney Patients (AAKP) in the Kidney Transplant Professional Category, 2023
Top Doctors America, Top Nephrologist of America, Top Women Doctors in the US, Exceptional Women In Medicine US News and World Report, Castle Conley, America’s Most Honored Doctors, The American Registry, 2022-2023
2022 National Service Excellence American Nephrologist of Indian Origin (ANIO) Organization, 2022
Cobb and Rutsky Faculty Award for Clinical Excellence UAB, 2012-2021
President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching University of Alabama School of Medicine Faculty, 2019
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2018
“Exceptional Team Member” Cipher Health, 2018
Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2017
“Excellence in Action” UAB Core Values Campaign, 2016
“Unsung Hero” Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

195 citations
First clinical-grade porcine kidney xenotransplant using a human decedent model.
Paige M Porrett, Babak J Orandi, Vineeta Kumar, Julie Houp, Douglas Anderson
American Journal of Transplantation. 2022-04-01
15 citations
Impact of Subclinical Borderline Inflammation on Kidney Transplant Outcomes.
Michael E. Seifert, Gaurav Agarwal, Miriam Bernard, Ellen Kasik, S Sikandar Raza
Transplantation Direct. 2021-01-26
7 citations
C5 inhibition with eculizumab prevents thrombotic microangiopathy in a case series of pig-to-human kidney xenotransplantation.
Maggie E Jones-Carr, Huma Fatima, Vineeta Kumar, Douglas J Anderson, Julie Houp
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2024-01-25

Press Mentions

AAKP – 2023 Medal of Excellence Honoree at ATC 2023 San Diego June 5, 2023 June 5th, 2023
Medal of Excellence HonoreesApril 1st, 2023
"Kidney Care Innovation since 1983" on the topic of “Expanding the Transplant Universe: Advances in Immunology and Xenotransplantation” March 1st, 2023
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